Envenomation 2018

Although bites by the copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) were an exclusion criterion in safety and efficacy trials of FabAV, this agent is being used for copperhead envenomation (16,17). In a retrospective chart review of 32 copperhead snake envenomations, primarily moderate in nature, rapid initial response was achieved in 28 cases (17). ................
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